| Name | Henry Wong |
| Nick Names | The Crow, Bubble Boy, The Assasin |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 175 lbs |
| Position | SF |
| College | York University |
| White/Grey Nike Shox VCII | |
| Past Kicks | White/Royal Nike Shox BB4 [ ...and in Henry's words... ] "My past kicks.....don't know what they were called, it was a zoom all black with a white sole and red accents and a big nike swoosh that kinda wrapped around the shoe almost. Before that I did'nt have much of a shoe thingy!!! oh oh wait.... before the black ones I had an all velcro one with 2 straps that wrap up, kinda purpleish blue, they were basketball ones, i don't think they were hirache's but they looked like it." |
| Strengths | work ethic endurance strength man to man defense pump fake long range shot |
| Weaknesses | speed fast break layups long range shot |
| Signature Move(s) | - Unique looking (ahem) 3 point
shot - Kevin McHale classic "Up'n'Under" pump fake - Crow Defense |
| Scouting Report | Henry
epitomizes the
term "hard worker" - have you ever seen Henry take a posession
off? No. Sure, you've seen him get outrun down the floor,
but he was working hard all the way. His seemingly boundless
endurance and his deceptive strength allows him to play
hard perimeter defence - if you are so unlucky as to be covered
by Henry, be
prepared for tough, tough D from the 3 point line in... and the
occasional "accidental" elbow. You won't out-strength or
out-tough Henry's D. The only way to beat Henry is with
speed. Speed (or lack thereof) is the only thing keeping Henry
from being an all-world stopper along the likes of Ron Artest. Exploit Henry's lack of speed by running around him...
the key word here is "around" - if you try to run through him, you will
end up on your butt. On offense, Henry is your classic streak shooter. When he's on, there's not much you can do - if he gets his shot off, it's gonna drop, regardless of the quality (or beauty) of the shot. When he's off, well, just go double team someone else - he'll be missing layups just as readily as 3 pointers. That explains why the 3 pointer is both a strength and weakness for him - he can make the shot, but when he's off he'll still fire away and miss. Badly. However, his 3 point range means you still have to respect his shot - many is the lazy defender who, after an 0-5 shooting performance by Henry, left Henry open on a final shot only to see him bury the game winner. Henry employs a pump fake with devastating effect - he gets countless open shots due to faking out his defender. He sells the pump fake so well he often has multiple defenders in the air. He has also recently added some slashing abilities to his offense - he'll pump fake you off your feet and then go by you for a layup. One major negative to his game is his propensity for shooting airballs - not drawing iron gives his teammates zero chance to rebound the ball. He also tends to miss layups in the open court, so if you're trailing him in a fast break situation, go for the rebound, not the stop. :) |
| Misc. Notes |
- earned the nickname The Crow during a tournament when he was
guarding a player who wore "The Crow" tshirt. Henry very loudly
yelled out "I got The Crow" on every defensive possession, scaring the
bejeebers out of everyone in the gym and gaining a psychological edge
on the opponents. He also shut down that player throughout the
game and the term "Crow Defence" was born. Henry was thereafter known as The
Crow for his application of Crow Defence. - earned the nickname The Assasin during a game where he kneed, elbowed, and head butted whomever he was guarding, causing numerous injuries thus reducing the effectiveness of his opponents - earned the nickname Bubble Boy due to his allergic reactions to everything |
| Career Highlights | - Won 8 of 10 games, including 6 straight wins, in one night of 2-on-2 first-to-5 play, scoring 32 of his team's 46 points from all over the floor. |
See some shots of Henry in action.